Quotes about wisdom
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“If you must wish,” he said, gruffly, “wish for something sensible.”
Aesop620–564 BCAesop’s Fables (6th century BC), The Ass, the Fox, and the Lion – The Cat and the CockIn context- Aesop620–564 BCAesop’s Fables (6th century BC), The Lion and the Mouse – The Fawn and His MotherIn context
- Aesop620–564 BCAesop’s Fables (6th century BC), The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing – The Man and His Two SweetheartsIn context
Wilkie Collins1824–1889The Woman in White (1860), Second Epoch, The Story Continued by Marian Halcombe, IIIIn contextThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
